How Poms can beat Aust.

[kaysee]

I think England should have tried the following theory in playing Australia...

Instead of stating that they were ready for the sledging etc etc and saying they were going to take it right up to the Australians, they should have tried agreeing with the Australians. Whether in the media or on the field.

The biggest danger to the Australians is their own complacency. If they start to become to relaxed and think it will be too easy then England might be able to take advantage of that.

Sledging the Australians will only make them concerntrate harder and prove harder to overcome. However I think if instead of sledging them if England were to compliment them excessively to inflate the Australian players egos then there is a chance the Australians wouldn't concerntrate as hard and think it will all just fall into place.

Complimenting would involve agreeing entirely with whatever the Australians say in the media, even if it is putting your own team down (make the team know of the strategy so they wont take it to heart). Then when in the field heavily compliment the Australians on their shots, or their fielding and bowling etc.

I really believe this sort of strategy could make the Australians relax more and disrupt them more.

BTW I am definitely an Australian and love seeing them do well, but I am just throwing this out there as I want to see a competitive series.

SKC

[dr nick]

Twelve ways to save the Ashes
* Play French cricket instead

* Blindfold all Australian batsmen

* Give England 20 fielders with baseball gloves

* Allow the Poms to pick any Australian backpacker in London

* Sack England and play Scotland and Guernsey in alternating series

* Restrict Australia to one innings

* Give England bowlers six stumps to aim at

* One hand one bounce for England, tip and run for Australia

* Restrict Glenn McGrath to underarm

* Australia to field for England

* Australia to bowl for England

* Australia to bat for England

[Badger]

Originally posted by nicko18
Twelve ways to save the Ashes
* Play French cricket instead

* Blindfold all Australian batsmen

* Give England 20 fielders with baseball gloves

* Allow the Poms to pick any Australian backpacker in London

* Sack England and play Scotland and Guernsey in alternating series

* Restrict Australia to one innings

* Give England bowlers six stumps to aim at

* One hand one bounce for England, tip and run for Australia

* Restrict Glenn McGrath to underarm

* Australia to field for England

* Australia to bowl for England

* Australia to bat for England

LOL!!!

Well done! :D

[dr nick]

Originally posted by nicko18


* Restrict Australia to one innings




Australia 1, England 0

[Haggis McHaggis]

With axe handles, while they sleep.

It'd be about their only chance I reckon :D

[Adelaide Hawk]

Originally posted by Haggis McHaggis
With axe handles, while they sleep.

It'd be about their only chance I reckon :D


The way the Poms swing a cricket bat, they've probably drop the axe on their own head. I just cannot believe how incompetant England were in that 2nd Innings today. Do they REALLY get paid for doing that?
I wish I could just walk into my office, do my job badly for 10 minutes, then go home and get paid well for doing it.

[dr nick]

Originally posted by Adelaide Hawk



The way the Poms swing a cricket bat, they've probably drop the axe on their own head. I just cannot believe how incompetant England were in that 2nd Innings today. Do they REALLY get paid for doing that?
I wish I could just walk into my office, do my job badly for 10 minutes, then go home and get paid well for doing it.

but keep that up and i expect a few of them to be out of a job... sooner rather than later in some cases

[ramjet]

you'd think so wouldnt you? but they bring the same rubbish out here every 4 years. used to be ramprakash and mullally, now its crawley and tudor etc etc. all have had at least 2 series here in oz yet, in the main, havent improved in various series between ashes campaigns. we even send rod marsh to run their academy. where are the ex-pom players putting something back into the development of their game?

[fabulousphil]

Originally posted by kaysee


Instead of stating that they were ready for the sledging etc etc and saying they were going to take it right up to the Australians, they should have tried agreeing with the Australians. Whether in the media or on the field.

Complimenting would involve agreeing entirely with whatever the Australians say in the media, even if it is putting your own team down (make the team know of the strategy so they wont take it to heart). Then when in the field heavily compliment the Australians on their shots, or their fielding and bowling etc.





So if McGrath said to Stewart , you little loser, the only player to play in 50 losing tests, your a hopeless piece of dog t urd, go home you pommy bastard, get a big black dog up ya and were going to *****ing bury you and your mates today.

Stewart would say, yes thats all correct and probably more and by the way Glen your hair is looking nice and ive never seen your whites whiter, do you use nappisan. I also happen to love your outswinger its guaranteed to get me out. Im going to lye down now and let you give it to me.

Yer ....... could work i suppose.